1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CALDWELL PARISH, LOUISIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 217 236 Land in farms ..................acres.. 70 411 66 380 Average size of farm .......acres.. 324 281 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 281 975 240 860 Average per acre .........dollars.. 967 733 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 937 43 158 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 55 60 50 to 179 acres ..................... 79 87 180 to 499 acres .................... 44 47 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 173 196 acres.. 49 419 48 349 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 134 169 acres.. 33 323 30 402 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 35 acres.. 6 144 7 390 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 306 10 409 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 103 44 106 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 985 9 159 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 322 1 250 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 77 86 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 34 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 19 $100,000 or more .................... 28 29 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 642 9 313 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 824 39 630 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 98 112 Other ............................... 119 124 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 130 125 200 days or more ................... 88 86 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 141 121 number.. 6 608 5 501 Beef cows ..................farms.. 125 106 number.. 4 099 3 140 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 3 number.. 52 6 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 134 112 number.. 2 826 2 377 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 7 number.. 246 382 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 6 number.. 235 489 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 17 number.. 424 346 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 8 acres.. 170 2 392 bushels.. 10 570 142 875 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 2 acres.. 1 897 (D) bushels.. 72 670 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 5 13 acres.. 3 470 4 633 cwt.. 112 007 211 172 Cotton .......................farms.. 32 68 acres.. 12 491 15 325 bales.. 17 788 21 739 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 36 26 acres.. 10 448 4 361 bushels.. 304 034 69 070 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 80 86 acres.. 3 261 2 589 tons, dry.. 7 026 5 492 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.